We elected not to extend item 5 (objectives), although we would encourage trialists to report the purpose of the trial in relation to the decisions that it is intended to inform and in which settings; we have included this recommendation in connection with the extension of item 2 (background).
The ATS uses an extended item version of the AUDIT questionnaire adopted in previous 'Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention in Primary Care (SIPS)' trials; to allow exploration of higher levels of alcohol consumption in addition to the standard AUDIT scoring system [ 39, 40].
— As a nearly three-hour practice held first in searing heat and then under foreboding skies adjourned, the Atlanta Falcons linebackers trudged over to a phalanx of autograph seekers who extended items of various shapes, sizes and pliability to be signed.
Once listed users are able to obtain a valuation for the item, buy (or extend) the items warranty, purchase insurance, sell the item on eBay and even donate am item to a worthy cause.
In a memo explaining the changes, Panetta said extending these items to gay service members presents "complex legal and policy challenges to due their nexus to statutorily-prohibited benefits and due to ongoing reviews about how best to provide scarce resources".
Schoeneman's occasional attempts at social critique — for instance, the observation that very thin girls may be on Ritalin — come off more like life-style tips, and the novel's many veiled references to actual people make it read something like an extended blind item.
The extended 10 item scale was again reviewed and confirmed by the expert panel.
Summative assessment of knowledge is undertaken through an end-of-year examination comprising single best answer questions and extended matching item questions in a similar format to the MRCS examination.
A priori algorithm is a "bottom up" approach, where frequent gene subsets are extended one item at a time (i.e., candidate generation) and groups of candidates are tested against the data.
Many variants of the multiple-choice format have been used: current best practice recommends the use of one-best-answer (of three, four or five possible answers), and extended matching item (EMI) formats [ 29].
